St. Joseph Lighthouse & Water Levels
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I used to see this one all the time, would watch it and others come into Fairport Harbor. Miss living by the lake.MagnumForce wrote:"Bigger ships" haven't been built since the 70's. The Tregurtha is the biggest Lake Boat ever built and was laid down in 79.
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If I went to that location and had a good sunset? Sure. Compose, focus, click.MQT3001 wrote:JT, can you best this one?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimthias/
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Railblazer on here did:
Stole it from his Facebook, but it is REALLY cool!
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I've seen that one before, Russ. Agreed...that one is awesome.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimthias/
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Now if only there was a ship in it
For those interested, there is a nifty Great Lakes tracker at:
http://ais.boatnerd.com/#
Not much out there now thanks to winter, but it might help time some nice maritime shots.
For those interested, there is a nifty Great Lakes tracker at:
http://ais.boatnerd.com/#
Not much out there now thanks to winter, but it might help time some nice maritime shots.
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Go to St. Joseph in the Spring, when the water is cold and the air is warm. I have found that you can occasionally see the Chicago Skyline in the Spring when these conditions are present, usually April-early June.J T wrote:If I went to that location and had a good sunset? Sure. Compose, focus, click.MQT3001 wrote:JT, can you best this one?
These are from 6/2/11...from Silver Beach:
A little hazy, but this was is from 3/8/12 from the overlook along Old Lakeshore Dr. north of the B.L. 94 overpass over CSX.
The trick is getting there on the right day when there isn't any haze or fog.
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Based on what I used to see when living in California, Sundays were the best to view the mountains from the Sacramento valley. By mid-morning on Monday, forget about it. Can the same hold true for the view of Chicago across the lake?Jochs wrote: The trick is getting there on the right day when there isn't any haze or fog.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimthias/
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You might have a point here with any haze/smog Chicago creates.J T wrote:Based on what I used to see when living in California, Sundays were the best to view the mountains from the Sacramento valley. By mid-morning on Monday, forget about it. Can the same hold true for the view of Chicago across the lake?Jochs wrote: The trick is getting there on the right day when there isn't any haze or fog.
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Ya think? (by the way, the last sentence of my post was meant to be more of a rhetorical question)MQT3001 wrote: You might have a point here with any haze/smog Chicago creates.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimthias/
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My photos were taken in the evening.J T wrote:Based on what I used to see when living in California, Sundays were the best to view the mountains from the Sacramento valley. By mid-morning on Monday, forget about it. Can the same hold true for the view of Chicago across the lake?Jochs wrote: The trick is getting there on the right day when there isn't any haze or fog.
BTW, I heard that Lake Michigan's water level has gone up 2 inches in the past month because of all the rain/snow/sleet etc. that we've had since late January.
Also, St. Joseph and New Buffalo will receive funds for dredging their harbors.
http://www.heraldpalladium.com/news/loc ... 7a4a4.html
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"Years of scant snowfall...has contributed to Lake Michigan's Low Water level"Jochs wrote: Also, St. Joseph and New Buffalo will receive funds for dredging their harbors.
http://www.heraldpalladium.com/news/loc ... 7a4a4.html
Uhh...I'm quite sure 2010 & 2011 were well above average, at least in northern west Michigan. Even this year we're only about 10 inches behind currently. We've had over 2 inches of total precip more in the last 90 days than normal...
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West Michigan only makes up a portion of the Great lakes Watershed you know.
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This is true, but most of the Great Lakes have had plenty of snowfall, especially with the last La Niña.MagnumForce wrote:West Michigan only makes up a portion of the Great lakes Watershed you know.
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We have had practically nothing and I live 100 yards from the biggest tributary of the Great Lakes.
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We had several inches of wet snow yesterday, and have had quite a bit of lake effect snow in the past several weeks. The first half of the winter was quite dry though.
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Some good news, but -2ft since last year! Hopefully we can get out of the Mona Lake Channel for Salmon this year! Only about 18 inches of water last yearSunset Splash on a windy, March evening at Holland. (picture from Beach Bum Joe at ReportIt). See it full screen. Some good news. The water level of Lake Michigan/Huron is up 2″ in the last month. The level is still down 13″ year-to-year, but it’s now 4″ above the lowest March level, which was recorded in 1964. The lake level is 25″ below the century average (a one-inch improvement from last month)
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Driving over the Grand River at Wealthy Street today, and couldn't help but take a few pictures of the river level! According to the USGS, the river is doing about 25,000 cubic feet per second. Not quite flood stage at 17 feet, but nearly to the trusses.
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?04119000
High Grand River by MQT3001, on Flickr
High Grand River 2 by MQT3001, on Flickr
High Grand River 3 by MQT3001, on Flickr
Sorry for the so-so photos, best I could do from a moving vehicle and an iPhone
Lake Michigan was up two inches last week, but based on the water graphs on the rivers, should be up way more this week.
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?04119000
High Grand River by MQT3001, on Flickr
High Grand River 2 by MQT3001, on Flickr
High Grand River 3 by MQT3001, on Flickr
Sorry for the so-so photos, best I could do from a moving vehicle and an iPhone
Lake Michigan was up two inches last week, but based on the water graphs on the rivers, should be up way more this week.